Pursuing excellence through music as a family.

Thank you to all the students that participated in Auburn Cornfest 2017 Parade today! We had more than 150 students participating and you looked and sounded great! I'm very proud of you and your dedication to your community. A special thank you to the many adults that helped coordinate and serve the students this weekend as well, whether it was pulling a trailer, or grilling hot dogs or filling water coolers, thank you! What a great showing for the Western Bands! See most of you very soon for band camp activities!

Midland Marching Showcase performance is rescheduled to Wednesday, October 19. Timing will be similar. Parents wishing to transport their students to/from the performance must re-submit their email/note please.

Congratulations to senior Katarina Hilden (euphonium) and eighth grader Kamryn Scott (euphonium) for their selection to the 2015 MSBOA All-State Honors Band! Katt and Kamryn will spend three days rehearsing in Grand Rapids in January and then put on a concert with the top musician from all over the state!

In order to be selected, students had to participate in a 'blind' audition process in October. Several students from Western Middle School and High School auditioned as well as thousands of students from all over the state.

Just a reminder that the Annual Cornfest Band Family Picnic takes place Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 1:00 pm. All incoming 8th - 12th graders in band are expected to attend. You should have received a letter with all the details.

Drumline and guard begin at noon. Everyone else begins at 1:00 PM. The picnic is moved slightly this year to the field adjacent to our usual practice field.

We look forward to seeing everyone there! Our community is counting on us, and we are counting on YOU!

The 2014 edition of the Annual Summer Band Letter was put in the mail on July 1, 2014, so you should be receiving it soon! If for some reason you did not receive it, you can download your very own copy right here!

Congratulations to Alexis Sikes, Aaron Rajewski and Andrew Schindler who were all winners in the 2014 Bay Music Foundation Scholarship competition! Full list of award winners is available on the Bay Music Foundation Site.